Improvement in devices for suspending and exhibiting placards



I E-. WUR BELL & B. Devices for suspending and Exhlbltlng Fla-ca c. MOORE.

' Patented Dec.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrron.

EDWVIN VVORRELL AND BARTON O. MOORE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA.

' IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR SUSPENDING AND EXHIBITING PLACARDS,

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 145,?09, dated December 16, 1873; application filed 7 June 21, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWIN WORRELL and BARTON O. lVIOORE, of the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Device for Suspending and Exhibiting Placards, Dry-Goods, 850.; and we do hereby declare the following to be a clear and exact description of the nature thereof, sufiicient to enable others skilled in the art to which our invention appertains to fully understand, make, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making part of this specification, in which- Figures land 2 are face views of the device embodying our invention, the same being respectively attached to and released from the place of application. Fig. 3 is aside View.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

It is well known that when an expressman is required to call at an establishment it is a common expedient to hang a card from a window, wall, awning-post, or elsewhere, and thereby direct the drivers attention. It is usual to drive nails intothe window-frame or wall and employ long cords or wire for the awning-post in order to suspend the express cards therefrom, and similar means are adopted for hanging and exhibiting dry-goods, fruit, &c. The unsightliness and inconvenience of such means are well known, and our invention is designed to-remedy the same. It consists of two jaws, one of which is extended, and forms means of attachment for the placard or article of dry-goods, fruit, &c., and the other is adapted to be opened by a convenientlyarranged sliding rod for removal of the device from its place of application or suspension. It also consists in auxiliary jaws for attaching the device to beads or similar woodwork, curtains, 85c.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a rod, whose upper end is formed into a jaw, 13." 0 represents a jaw, which is similar to jaw B, and hinged to the rod A, so that the ends a of said jaws come in contact. The jaw is continued beyond its axis 7) by a piece, D, which is curved or extends at an angle from said iaw O, and against said piece D presses a spring, E, which is secured to the rod A or otherwise arranged, the object of the spring being to hold the jaws in closed position. F represents a rod, which is attached to one or more bosses or eyes, 0, fitted on the rod A and sliding thereon; and said rod carries at its upper end a stirrup, G, which embraces the rod A and extension D of the jaw O, and is of such dimensions that when the rod F is drawndown the extension D will be pressed by the said stirrup and caused to advance toward the rod A, which operation will withdraw the jaw G from the jaw 13 and thus open the jaws, as

seen in Fig. 2. The rod F will have a proper handle, d, forconvenient operation thereof. A hook, e, is formed on the lower portion of the rod A for attachment of the cord of the placard or other article to be suspended and exhibited. H represents two jaws, which are formed on the ends a a of the jaws B O, and project somewhat laterally therefrom, said jaws H being adapted to be opened and closed similarly to the jaws B (l.

The operation is as follows: If the device is to be hung on an awning-rod or similar article, J, it may be slipped over one end thereof but if this is impossible, the jaws require to be opened in order to permit the passage of the jaws over the rod. This is accomplished by drawing down the rod F, which, by means of the stirrup G overcoming the spring E, opens the jaw O, as has been stated. By re leasing the rod, the spring E regains its power on the extension D, and throws out the latter, closes the jaws, and raises the stirrup Gr, thereby returning the rod F to its first position. The device is now properly suspended, and the placard or other article attached thereto will be duly supported and exhibited. The strain on the jaws due to the articles attached to the hook 6 will not open the two jaws B 0, since the axis 1) of the latter is so disposed as -to prevent such opening. When the device and the placard or other article therewith are to be withdrawn or removed, the lever F is operated, the jaws open, and immediately there is a disengagement from the place J. When it is required to suspend the device from a curtain, window-frame, bead, or other piece of wood-work, the device will be held by means of the jaws H, which are operated similarly'to' the jaws B O, and serve to hold out the device without stiffness, binding of parts, or interfering with the operation of the rod F or proper suspension of the article on the hook e. In some cases the device may be held by the ends or edges (0 of the jaws B O pressing directly against the rod or other article to which the device is applied.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a suspension-hook, the combination, with the jaw B, extension'A, jaw 0, extension D and spring E, of the sliding rod F, having a stirrup, G, moving on the extension 1), for opening the jawsB O, substantially as and for the purpose described. I

2. The jaws H, projecting from the jaws B O, and spring E, in combination with said jaws B G, extensions A D, rod F, and stirrup G, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

EDWVIN VVORRELL. BARTON O. MOORE. W'itnesses:

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